Standardisation, Training and Certification of CompetenciesBarbados, November 2000

Standardisation, Training and Certification of CompetenciesBarbados, November 2000

OCCUPATIONAL COMPETENCIES:

IDENTIFICATION, TRAINING, EVALUATION, CERTIFICATION

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CONTENTSCONTENTS

PHASES OF WORK BY COMPETENCIES:

· IDENTIFICATION· STANDARDISATION · TRAINING· EVALUATION AND CERTIFICATION

CBT DIMENSIONS

IDENTIFICATION:IDENTIFICATION:IDENTIFICATION:IDENTIFICATION:

STANDARDISATIONSTANDARDISATIONSTANDARDISATIONSTANDARDISATION

TRAININGTRAININGTRAININGTRAINING

CERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATION

IDENTIFYING COMPETENCIES

COMPETENCIES AND “BEST PERFORMANCE”COMPETENCIES AND “BEST PERFORMANCE”(Behaviourist approach: USA, rr. Hh.)(Behaviourist approach: USA, rr. Hh.)

FUNCTION AND RESULTS RATHER THAN TASKSFUNCTION AND RESULTS RATHER THAN TASKS(Functional analysis: QCA, UK, ANTA, SVTA)(Functional analysis: QCA, UK, ANTA, SVTA)

LEARNING BY SOLVING DYSFUNCTIONS AND PROBLEMSLEARNING BY SOLVING DYSFUNCTIONS AND PROBLEMS(Constructivism. Bertrand Schwartz)(Constructivism. Bertrand Schwartz)

COMPETENCIES AS SETTING KNOWLEDGE IN MOTIONCOMPETENCIES AS SETTING KNOWLEDGE IN MOTION(Tacit knowledge contribution. Eduardo Rojas)(Tacit knowledge contribution. Eduardo Rojas)

CONSTRUCTED WORK IN ITS DYNAMICSCONSTRUCTED WORK IN ITS DYNAMICS(ETED. Nicole Mandon)(ETED. Nicole Mandon)

IDENTIFYING COMPETENCIESIDENTIFYING COMPETENCIES

SEVERAL METHODS ARE USED (FUNCTIONAL SEVERAL METHODS ARE USED (FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS, DACUM, AMOD, SCID, ETED)ANALYSIS, DACUM, AMOD, SCID, ETED)

SYSTEMIC CONCEPTION OF LABOURSYSTEMIC CONCEPTION OF LABOUR

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PROBLEM AND THE DESIREDRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PROBLEM AND THE DESIRED RESULTRESULT

IDENTIFICATION OF THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THEIDENTIFICATION OF THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE OCCUPATIONOCCUPATION

INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FUNCTIONS AND THE MAIN INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FUNCTIONS AND THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE OCCUPATIONOBJECTIVE OF THE OCCUPATION

SUPPLIES BETTER INFORMATION ON THE LABOUR MARKETSUPPLIES BETTER INFORMATION ON THE LABOUR MARKET

TRADITIONAL ANALYSIS AND TRADITIONAL ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF COMPETENCIESIDENTIFICATION OF COMPETENCIES

JOB ANALYSISJOB ANALYSIS FUNCTIONALFUNCTIONALANALYSISANALYSIS

CENTRES ON CENTRES ON WHAT IS DONEWHAT IS DONE

CENTRES ON CENTRES ON WHAT IS WHAT IS ACHIEVEDACHIEVED

EVALUATING AND EVALUATING AND CERTIFYING COMPETENCIESCERTIFYING COMPETENCIES

TRADITIONAL EVALUATION

ASSOCIATED WITH AN EDUCATIONAL COURSE OR PROGRAMMEASSOCIATED WITH AN EDUCATIONAL COURSE OR PROGRAMME

PARTS OF THE PROGRAMME EVALUATED BY SUBJECTSPARTS OF THE PROGRAMME EVALUATED BY SUBJECTS

PARTS OF THE PROGRAMME INCLUDED IN FINAL EXAMINATIONPARTS OF THE PROGRAMME INCLUDED IN FINAL EXAMINATION

PASS BASED ON POINTS ON A SCALEPASS BASED ON POINTS ON A SCALE

THE QUESTIONS ARE NOT KNOWNTHE QUESTIONS ARE NOT KNOWN

UNDERTAKEN AT DEFINITE TIMESUNDERTAKEN AT DEFINITE TIMES

USES STATISTICAL COMPARISONSUSES STATISTICAL COMPARISONS

EVALUATION, THE STEP PRIOR TO EVALUATION, THE STEP PRIOR TO CERTIFICATION (UK System)CERTIFICATION (UK System)

PROCESS OF:PROCESS OF: DEFINING OBJECTIVESDEFINING OBJECTIVESGATHERING EVIDENCE,GATHERING EVIDENCE,COMPARING EVIDENCE-OBJECTIVESCOMPARING EVIDENCE-OBJECTIVESCOMING TO A CONCLUSIONCOMING TO A CONCLUSION

CENTRED ON RESULTS (DEFINED IN THE STANDARD)CENTRED ON RESULTS (DEFINED IN THE STANDARD)UNCERTAIN TIME (ONGOING)UNCERTAIN TIME (ONGOING)IS INDIVIDUALISEDIS INDIVIDUALISEDNOT ASSOCIATED WITH A COURSE OF STUDYNOT ASSOCIATED WITH A COURSE OF STUDYDOES NOT COMPARE DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALSDOES NOT COMPARE DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALSDOES NOT USE GRADING SCALESDOES NOT USE GRADING SCALESCOMPETENT OR STILL NOT COMPETENTCOMPETENT OR STILL NOT COMPETENT

CERTIFICATION OF COMPETENCIES CERTIFICATION OF COMPETENCIES AND NOT OF STUDIESAND NOT OF STUDIES

THE CERTIFICATE SAYS THAT COMPETENCY UNITS WERETHE CERTIFICATE SAYS THAT COMPETENCY UNITS WEREEVALUATED, NOT THAT PROGRAMMES WERE ATTENDEDEVALUATED, NOT THAT PROGRAMMES WERE ATTENDED

IT HAS A SPECIFIC DURATION, AFTER WHICH IT MUST BE IT HAS A SPECIFIC DURATION, AFTER WHICH IT MUST BE RENEWEDRENEWED

IT PERMITS ACCUMULATION OF COMPETENCIES (UNITS)IT PERMITS ACCUMULATION OF COMPETENCIES (UNITS)

IT AIDS JOB MOBILITY AND TRAINING DECISIONSIT AIDS JOB MOBILITY AND TRAINING DECISIONS UNITSELEMENTSPERFORMANCEKNOWLEDGE

TRADITIONAL CERTIFICATION VERSUS TRADITIONAL CERTIFICATION VERSUS CERTIFICATION BY COMPETENCIESCERTIFICATION BY COMPETENCIES

TRADITIONAL CERTIFICATIONTRADITIONAL CERTIFICATION

. Issued at the end of a learning cycle

. Based on theoretical and practical tests, usually in classrooms and teaching workshops. Centred on curricula that are not always up to date. Recognition based on prestige. It is earned once and lasts for a lifetime. Does not use external mechanisms that check quality . Low or nil participation of social players. Centred on tasks or jobs

CERTIFICATION BY COMPETENCIESCERTIFICATION BY COMPETENCIES

. Issued at the end of an evaluation

. Based on proof of performance on the actual job. Centred on standards translated into curricula. Recognition at the national or sector level. Must be updated with new knowledge. Uses internal and external quality checking mechanisms. High participation of social players. Centred on occupational competencies

DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS REGARDING CERTIFICATIONREGARDING CERTIFICATION

CERTIFICATECERTIFICATE

GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENTEquityEquityEmploymentEmploymentTransparencyTransparency

TRAINING TRAINING INSTITUTIONSINSTITUTIONSCurriculaCurriculaRelevanceRelevanceAttention to Attention to demanddemand

ENTREPRENEURSENTREPRENEURSProductivityProductivityCompetitivenessCompetitivenessMobilityMobility

TRADE UNIONSTRADE UNIONSTrainingTrainingBargainingBargainingCompensationCompensation

EVALUATION MODELSEVALUATION MODELS

EVOLVING VIEW OF CERTIFICATIONEVOLVING VIEW OF CERTIFICATION

COMPETENCYCOMPETENCYCERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATION

TRAINING TRAINING PROCESSESPROCESSES(ISO 9000?)(ISO 9000?)

IND. SERV IND. SERV PROCESSESPROCESSESISO 9000ISO 9000

PRODUCTSPRODUCTS(SAE, ISO)(SAE, ISO)

OCCUPATIONALOCCUPATIONALCOMPETENCIESCOMPETENCIES(NCVQ, CONOCER)(NCVQ, CONOCER)

INPUTSINPUTS

OUTPUTSOUTPUTS

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